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Valentine Mantels

Beth is having a Valentine Mantel Link Up Party on Monday and to get everyone in the mood she is sharing some really cute Valentine's Day Decorations.  I fell in love with the turquoise and red in this mantel from Harrigan Howdy:

I especially loved the hearts in the apothecary jar:

I headed over to her blog to see what they were and they are large conversation hearts that she has SPRAY PAINTED!  I love them!  And since conversation hearts are like candy corn to me, I would much rather decorate with them than eat them.

You can check out the rest of Sarah's beautiful mantel HERE and you can head over The Stories of A to Z to join the link party (or just check out all of the beautiful entries) on Monday.

Stacked Wood Fireplace

If you don't have a fireplace in your home and would love a mantel for Christmas, Apartment Therapy shared this stacked wood fireplace that was created by Small Notebook:

Of course you could just use a shelf, but what fun is there in that!

Fall Mantel Ideas

Karla from It's The Little Things That Make A House A Home shared her beautiful Fall mantel on her blog yesterday:

The grapevine garland is gorgeous and I am seriously in love with wooden plank sign that she made to display her give thanks garland:

  It looks great on her mantel, but if you don't have a mantel that cute sign will give you some place to hang your garland!

You can see the details of the rest of her mantel HERE.